Medical Education Research and Practice (formerly known as Northwest Medical Education) is one of the earliest academic journals on medical education in China. It was founded in 1982 and published publicly from 1993 (postal code 52-133). Over the years, adhering to the concept of "based on domestic, global vision" to create a first-class journal, timely "capture" the latest academic achievements of medical education in China and even the world. The journal is a platform for the teachers, medical graduate students, medical education researchers and educational and teaching administrators of Chinese medical colleges and their affiliated hospitals and teaching hospitals to discuss academic innovation of medical education and display the latest achievements of medical education reform, new theories and methods of medical education and teaching. The readers and authors of the journal cover all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China, including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as foreign authors and readers. They are good teachers and helpful friends for medical education reform and innovation, teaching research and experience reference. The academic papers published in this journal basically represent the latest and most comprehensive hot academic achievements in the field of medical education in China and even the world, and are also one of the important reference tools for relevant scholars to study the current situation of medical education in China and promote the innovative development of medical education.

At present, China is in the critical period of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Based on the new stage of development, in-depth analysis of the key theoretical and practical problems of medical development in China is carried out. The research task of medical education in China is heavy and glorious. In 2022, the journal will continue to pay attention to the key and difficult issues in the development of medical education in China, closely follow up the hot issues in the field of global medical education, and organize innovative research with forward-looking vision based on the actual situation in China.

Among 288 educational journals, Medical Education Research and Practice ranks 71st, and its impact factor is close to that of Chinese Journal of Medical Education.